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100			_aGuha Ramachandra
245			_aPatriots and partisans
260			_aNew Delhi _bPenguin Books _c2013
300			_axviii, 334 p
505			_aPART- I DEBATING DEMOCRACY 1. Redeeming the Republic 2. A Short History of Congress Chamchagiri 3. Hindutva Hate Mail 4. The Past and Future of Indian Left 5. The Professor and the Protestor 6. Gandhi's Faith and Ours 7. Verdicts on Nehru: The Rise and Fall of Reputation 8. An Asian Clash of Civilizations? The Sin-Indian Conflict Revisited 9. The Beauty of Compromise PART- II THE WORD AND THE WORLD 10. The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual 11. Pluralism in the Indian University 12. In Nehru's House: A Story of Scholarship and Sycophancy 13. Life with a Duchess: A Personal history of the Oxford University Press 14. Turning Crimson at Premier's 15. The Gentle Colossus: Krishna Raj and the EPW
520			_a ‘I am a person of moderate views,’ writes Ramachandra Guha, ‘these sometimes expressed in extreme fashion.’ In this wide-ranging and wonderfully readable collection of essays, Guha defends the liberal centre against the dogmas of left and right, and does so with style, depth, and polemical verve. The book begins with a brilliant overview of the major threats to the Indian Republic. Other essays turn a critical eye on Hindutva, the Communist left, and the dynasty-obsessed Congress party. The essays in Part II of this book focus on writers and scholars, and include some sparkling portraits. Whether writing about politics or culture, whether profiling individuals or analysing social trends, Ramachandra Guha displays a masterly touch, confirming his standing as India’s most admired historian and public intellectual.
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